Snapchat admits its age-verification system doesn’t work

Confronted by the UK’s Parliament, Snapchat admitted its age verification process doesn’t keep users younger than 13 years old from signing up. That’s not exactly a big secret. Users are simply asked to enter their birthday, which could easily be fud…

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March 15, 2019

Snapchat may launch its own gaming service next month

Snap will launch a gaming platform for its social media app next month, according to Cheddar. The service (codenamed “Project Cognac”) has been rumored for awhile, and will reportedly feature externally developed games that will work inside the Snapc…

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March 13, 2019

Twitter’s revamped camera is its answer to Stories

There were rumors flying around recently of Twitter working on a “News Camera,” which would bring a Stories-style feature to the social network. And, well, it turns out that’s partially true. At SXSW 2019, Twitter is launching a revamped camera for i…

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March 12, 2019

Instagram founders on Snapchat and breaking up Facebook

We haven’t heard much from Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger since they resigned from Facebook last September. But on Monday, the pair spoke at SXSW 2019 about the rise of Instagram, social media rivals like Snapchat and whether gover…